Jordan’s Point Historic District
The Jordan's Point Historic District encompasses a collection of historic industrial resources at Jordan's Point Park in Lexington, Virginia. The area, long a major local crossing point of the Maury River, was developed about 1800 by John Jordan and John Moorhead, who established a sawmill on the site.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: historic district in Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Jordan’s Point”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cormack Field House and Stono.
Cormack Field House
Cormack Field House or "The Pit" is the track and field facility for the Virginia Military Institute Keydets, located in Lexington, Virginia. It was VMI's home for basketball until 1981, when Cameron Hall was completed as the new VMI basketball arena. Cormack Field House is situated 1,300 feet south of Jordan’s Point Historic District.Stono
University building
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Stono, also known as Jordan's Point, is a historic home located at Lexington, Virginia. It was built about 1818, and is a cruciform shaped brick dwelling consisting of a two-story, three-bay, central section with one-story, two-bay, flanking wings. Stono is situated 880 feet southwest of Jordan’s Point Historic District.
Virginia Military Institute Historic District
Historic site
The Virginia Military Institute Historic District is a 12-acre National Historic Landmark District encompassing the historic central core of the Virginia Military Institute campus in Lexington, Virginia. Virginia Military Institute Historic District is situated 1,900 feet west of Jordan’s Point Historic District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lexington and Mechanicsville.
Lexington
Town
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Lexington is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 7,320. It is the county seat of Rockbridge County, although the two are separate jurisdictions, and is combined with it for statistical purposes by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Mechanicsville
Locality
Mechanicsville is an unincorporated community in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States. Mechanicsville is 3 miles southwest of Buena Vista. Mechanicsville is situated 6 miles south of Jordan’s Point Historic District.
Buena Vista
Town
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Buena Vista is an independent city located in the Blue Ridge Mountains region of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,641. Buena Vista is situated 6 miles southeast of Jordan’s Point Historic District.
Jordan’s Point Historic District
- Categories: historic district and recreation area
- Location: Rockbridge, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.79253° or 37° 47′ 33″ northLongitude
-79.42964° or 79° 25′ 47″ westOpen location code
8792QHVC+24OpenStreetMap ID
way 413128210OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q42916053
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jordan’s Point Field and Tennis Courts.
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